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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Host Meghan McKinney rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories from around Iowa in under 10 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First.

  1. 15 HR AGO

    Friday, September 27th, 2024

    The Iowa Democratic Party responds to absentee ballot request forms mistake. A summary of arguments over if Iowa's illegal reentry law can take effect. And a recent LA Times investigation found many imported dogs in California come from the Midwest—and even puppy mills.

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Thursday, September 26th, 2024

    Arguments are scheduled today in an appeals court over Iowa's illegal reentry law. Iowa disability rights groups will host candidate forums for people running in the Iowa Legislature. And how have English language learner students adjusted in a western Iowa school district?

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

    The city of Des Moines is closer to enforcing camping bans. More money is being spent on Iowa's Republican congressional candidates ahead of the election. And a union says Iowa prisons don't have enough funding.

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

    After community support, a northwest Iowa warming shelter received funding to stay open a little bit longer. The state of Iowa wants to do more trade with India. And more Midwest farmers are putting prairie strips in crop fields.

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    Monday, September 23rd, 2024

    The Iowa Attorney General's Office is prosecuting an Iowa man who is a legal U.S. resident, but not a citizen, and has been charged with counts of election misconduct. Penguin Random House dropped off books commonly banned in school libraries in Des Moines yesterday. And how has Operation Lone Star impacted Iowa and other midwestern states?

  6. 20 SEPT

    Friday, September 20th, 2024

    The Des Moines Public School district is working with unsheltered students and families to prepare them for the city’s new ban on sleeping in public places. Sioux City leaders are working to help unhoused people after one of the city’s largest shelters said it would close at the end of this month. And today’s the final public meeting on Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed expansion to its planned carbon capture pipeline.

  7. 19 SEPT

    Thursday, September 19th, 2024

    A state administrator is disputing the State Auditor's report on the frequency of nursing home inspections. The Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says there's disparity in access to federal disaster aid for farmers. And how will the Des Moines camping bans be enforced?

  8. 18 SEPT

    Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

    The CEO of DART says the Des Moines metro bus system is facing a large deficit by 2027. Northwest Iowa communities are still recovering after historic summer flooding, with housing being the biggest concern. And a central Iowa city is expanding its wastewater treatment facility to reduce nutrient pollution.

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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Host Meghan McKinney rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories from around Iowa in under 10 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First.

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